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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Warsaw, IN · July 31, 2014

Date: July 31, 2014 · 10:00 local
Place: Warsaw, IN
Airport: Warsaw Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8160A
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN14CA422
Reported as: Piper PA-32-300
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 438 total308 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N8160ARegistered now · Piper PA-32-300S/N 32-7940285 · Built 1980 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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At approximately 1000 hours on July 31, 2014, aircraft N8160A, PA32-300 with two persons onboard landed in a crosswind at Warsaw airport. Control was lost and the aircraft departed the runway surface sustaining substantial damage to include a collapsed nose gear. No injuries reported. The weather at the time was VMC.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 HOURS ON JULY 31, 2014, AIRCRAFT N8160A, PA32-300 WITH TWO PERSONS ONBOARD LANDED IN A CROSSWIND AT WARSAW AIRPORT. CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO INCLUDE A COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR. NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN14CA422Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWarsaw, INThe pilot failed to maintain directional control during landing.Jul 31, 2014 · Substantial damage